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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1972, the Sun was in Pisces (3°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°58'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Mar 20, 1972 into Aries
Moon	26°41'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Feb 23, 1972 into Cancer
Mercury	9°13'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1972	Mar 5, 1972 into Aries
Venus	15°26'43" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	8°31'39" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°55'35" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°04'41" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°53'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°12'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°24'29" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	3°47'47" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 23, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 17:52 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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